The Catalan government has today nominated heads, proposed by its foreign ministry, for its new delegations in Mexico, Argentina and Tunisia. The nominations have been formalised despite the Spanish foreign ministry having presented an appeal against the creation of the new offices to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia.
At the end of September, the Spanish foreign ministry, still headed by Josep Borrell, presented an appeal against the creation of the new delegations, calling for the relevant decrees to be suspended. They argue that the offices could be detrimental to Spain's foreign policy and "denigrate [the country's] image and harm [its] interests".
Catalan foreign minister Alfred Bosch said, in a press conference after today's cabinet meeting, that the government plans to continue with its international actions.
"It's clear that the Catalan government isn't stopping, however many appeals they want to file against us, because Catalonia believes internationalisation is necessary, legal and legitimate. We have to carry out international action and we have to explain the reality of Catalonia to the world. We won't yield, we won't abandon our obligations. We won't let them challenge our future," he warned.
▶ El #Govern nomena tres nous delegats a #Mèxic, a l’#Argentina i a #Tunísia @exteriorscat pic.twitter.com/Pi5JJrhg1U
— Govern. Generalitat (@govern) October 8, 2019
The new delegates, chosen through a merit-based selection process, will be Lleïr Daban in Mexico City, David Poudevida in Buenos Aires and Ahmed Benallal in Tunis.
The minister and delegates met president Quim Torra today to, according to Bosch, discuss the government's position over the upcoming Supreme Court sentences. Torra, he said, "encouraged the delegates to do their jobs and positively spread the reality of Catalonia."